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Today's Terms
Adjustable-Pitch Propeller
Definition:
A propeller with blades whose pitch can be adjusted on the ground with the engine not running, but which cannot be adjusted in flight. Also referred to as a ground adjustable propeller. Sometimes also used to refer to onstant-speed propellers that are adjustable in flight.
Airport Advisory Area
Definition:
An area within 10 statute miles (SM) of an airport where a control tower is not operating, but where a flight service station (FSS) is located. At these locations, the FSS provides advisory service to arriving and departing aircraft.
Induction System Ice
Definition:
Not all aircraft ice is structural; induction icing is the cause of many accidents.
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